May 16

1h 17m

THOUGHTCRIME Ep. 127 — Obama, The Musica...

Charlie Kirk

About this episode

A Thoughtcrime full house confront the top matters of the moment, including:

-Should we all road-trip to D.C. to see the Obama musical?

-What's behind a very notable pattern in the romance novel market?

-Instagram delenda est?

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